Information provided to the federal government under Cispa would be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and other state laws that could otherwise require disclosure (unless some law other than Cispa already requires its provision to the government).

Cispa's authors argue that the bill contains limitations on how the federal government can use and disclose information by permitting lawsuits against the government. But if a company sends information about a user that is not cyberthreat information, the government agency does not notify the user, only the company.

1. Still needs to be passed by senate.2. Obama is opposed to it. He's been pushing internet legislation, but he's against it, and he gets the final say.

Not quite. The Senate can choose to ignore a President's veto with a 2/3 vote.

OT:If this bill doesn't die in the Senate, I'll be very annoyed. Internet privacy is an issue dear to me.

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anybody want to give me a run down of why this is possibly bad? i understand what it does but i don't have time to research further right now

Basically, if passed, it'd be legal for companies to pass on information on your internet usage to the government. By itself, that doesn't sound so bad. However, why does the government need to know that stuff? That's private to you.

Basically, if passed, it'd be legal for companies to pass on information on your internet usage to the government. By itself, that doesn't sound so bad. However, why does the government need to know that stuff? That's private to you.

why does the government want to know my income as well.

**** taxes; communism all day.

no i love taxes because i love america. don't be a hippie and enjoy contributing to the greatest nation on earth.

because he's a good man who loves his country, unlike you liberal hippies with your leftist propoganda on how the government is out to get you.

geogre bush was a great man and the liberal media have painted him as a bloodthirsty monster. i think it's about time the democrats started cracking down on you internet people with your fascination with gore and cartoons and your pornography, it's disgusting. i hope cispa passes.

I think it's just a very small leap towards targeting hacktivists, trying to locate specific potential subjects. But it could also play a large part in Internet piracy. Those are simply what I would expect from such a bill, I'm not educated enough on the subject (and clearly I'm not alone on that) so would one of dem dere genuses tell us what done gon' on hea'?

because he's a good man who loves his country, unlike you liberal hippies with your leftist propoganda on how the government is out to get you.

geogre bush was a great man and the liberal media have painted him as a bloodthirsty monster. i think it's about time the democrats started cracking down on you internet people with your fascination with gore and cartoons and your pornography, it's disgusting. i hope cispa passes.

most of you will have inadvertently (or not lol) downloaded child porn at one point. not that the government gives a flying pool noodle about what you're looking at, it's unnerving to know that they could find out easily if they wanted to.

ever accidentally looked at child porn? you know, a link you shouldn't have clicked, or maybe it just popped up? not even like 8 year old porn, but like a picture some 14 year took in her bathroom mirror. that's what i mean. that's a criminal offensive, even if by accident, but you can't be convicted of it because who would know? now someone could know. and that's creepy, even if no one gives a shit if you accidentally looked at illegal porn.

ever accidentally looked at child porn? you know, a link you shouldn't have clicked, or maybe it just popped up? not even like 8 year old porn, but like a picture some 14 year took in her bathroom mirror. that's what i mean. that's a criminal offensive, even if by accident, but you can't be convicted of it because who would know? now someone could know. and that's creepy, even if no one gives a shit if you accidentally looked at illegal porn.

I think it's just a very small leap towards targeting hacktivists, trying to locate specific potential subjects. But it could also play a large part in Internet piracy. Those are simply what I would expect from such a bill, I'm not educated enough on the subject (and clearly I'm not alone on that) so would one of dem dere genuses tell us what done gon' on hea'?

Look, to be completely honest, this isn't even going to touch hacktivists. Anyone claiming to be a hacktivist who has even basic knowledge knows not to use personal information when doing anything illegal. Or they should. You think because CISPA passes, Anonymous is going to all be caught in the next few years? They've been going after them already for almost ten years and they've only caught a handful. This bill is like Communism: it sounds all nice and perfect on paper, but everything about it, including its goals, are gonna get lost in translation to reality.

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